biggin-noun1. a close-fitting cap worn especially by children in the 16th and 17th centuries.2. a soft cap worn while sleeping; nightcap.3. a coffeepot, usually silver, having a separate container in which the coffee is immersed while being boiled.

bruit-verb1. to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village.-noun2. Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.3. Archaic. rumor; report.4. Archaic. noise; din; clamor.